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Recommended Foods

Brands: IAMs, Purina, Royal Canin or Hill’s

Avoid boutique diets with chickpeas, lentils or peas in the ingredient list. These ingredients have been implicated in causing diet-related dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs.

  • More information available at Tufts University’s Petfodology: Diet Associated Dilated Cardiomyopathy

  • More information on selecting a dog food: WSAVA Guidelines on Selecting Pet Food, Savvy Cat Owner’s Guide to Food, Savvy Dog Owner’s Guide to Food

  • Ideal weight for your pet:________; Daily calories: _______ kcal/day (includes treats and human food!)

Recommended Feeders for Cats

  • Doc and Phoebe Indoor Hunting Mice - available on Chewy.com

  • Microchip reader feeders - any brand

Recommended Antihistamine

  • Over the counter Zyrtec (Cetirizine HCl) - check with your veterinarian for dosing instructions.

  • Over the counter Antihistamine Eye Drops: Zaditor (bright orange box) - dose twice daily

Recommended Shampoos

  • For maintenance bathing: Douxo Calm (pink bottle) or Douxo Care (blue bottle) - both available on Chewy.com

  • For allergies/skin infections: Douxo Chlorhexidine PS (orange bottle); also comes in wipes and a mousse, available on Chewy.com

Recommended Ear Cleaners

  • For maintenance: EpiOtic - available on Chewy.com

  • For maintenance: phNotix - available on the UVC online pharmacy with a prescription

Recommended Wipes

  • For allergic feet, faces, and rears: Dechra Malacetic Wipes or Douxo Chlorhexidine PS wipes - available on Chewy.com

Recommended Flea / Tick / Heartworm / Intestinal Parasite Preventatives

  • For Dogs: Simparica Trio or Nexgard Plus - available with a prescription at UVC or Chewy.com

  • For Dogs: Seresto Collar - available on Chewy.com

  • For Cats: Revolution Plus - available with a prescription at UVC or Chewy.com

Recommended Probiotics

  • For Cats and Dogs under 20 pounds: Proviable Forte or Fortiflora - available on Chewy.com

  • For Dogs over 21 pounds: Visbiome - available on VetRxDirect.Com; needs refrigeration

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Recommended Joint Supplements

  • For dogs and cats: Dasuquin with MSM - available at UVC or Chewy.com